2.2 Babylonian History

MS in Neo Babylonian on black stone, Babylon, 604-562 BC, stele with rounded top: carving of the Tower of Babel from a front view with the standing figure of Nebuchadnezzar II with his royal conical hat, holding a staff in his left hand and a scroll with the rebuilding plans of the Tower.

MS in Akkadian on clay, Carchemish, Syria, 1250-1240 BC, in cuneiform script with seal impression rolled across the whole of the tablet, showing the deity Sharruma advancing left, holding a double axe and a sceptre.